Bug Song

[Intro]
Now I’m awake
And my sheets are drenched
It is 4 AM
And my teeth are clenched

[Verse 1]
Wind chimes and rain
Wash over my brain
For once it feels like my mind is made
So I count my breaths
All the way up to ten
I let go of every muscle in my body
But still I feel so tense
Wind chimes and rain
Wash over my brain
For once it feels like my mind is made

[Refrain]
I wanna be like the thing that I hate
One hundred legs patiently lying in wait
The predator unconcerned by his prey
He hasn’t moved in a couple days

[Verse 2]
I am the cockroach hissing alone
Another panicked and twitching drone
Helpless and purposeless, writhing around
Can’t even get my fucking feet on the ground
I’m the cicada who is screaming for help
I am the yellow jacket stinging himself
I am the bedbug bleeding the world dry
I am the ant laboring till I die

[Refrain]
I wanna be like the thing that I hate
One hundred legs patiently lying in wait
The predator unconcerned by his prey
Down in the corner of my practice space